In many cases, the country is self-evident, i.e., Boston is of course in USA, Melbourne in Australia and so on. The sea departure cards are not linked to corresponding passenger lists (where they exist), and so you may be returned two results for the same person on the same voyage. 1938 The Australia service extended to New Zealand. Born November 27, 1893 in Poplar, London. Of course, our first thought was a torpedo, but were told that it was nothing serious. The dead were buried with military honors in a cemetery in Kilchoman on Islay. Laid down in 1916 by Barclay, Curle & Co., Glasgow for the Imperial Russian Government, work was suspended when the October Revolution occurred and she was taken over by the Shipping . 1817-1829 : Indexes of Tasmanian Convicts (Tasmania GenWeb) - inculdes several passenger lists 1817-1829. John was born in Allentown on 19 January, 1884. HMS Otranto A collision that took the lives of 431 including 351 American soldiers. We left Camp Merritt, N.J., on the 24th of September and went to New York; there we boarded the transport that was to take us over there. As we left our dear old country and bid adieu to the Statue of Liberty in a mist of rain, so our view of land was hidden. 1957 Aug. My injury isnt very much only a bruised thigh. Hirt was assigned to the Coast Artillery Corps at Fort Screven, Georgia. We were wet and cold, but were told that we would reach port in two hours. However, in 1933, she was given a comprehensive refit to become a One Class Liner, accommodating just 770 Tourist Class passengers and she was listed as being 14,983 GRT. Both were game-changers which popularized a new genre. This page is owned by Joe Hartwell 2003-2019 She had a displacement of 12,124 gross tons and 535.3 x 64.0 x 38.6ft . Orient. [7], https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=RMS_Otranto_(1925)&oldid=1124982995, This page was last edited on 1 December 2022, at 15:49. . These are digitised records from two. I waited until she came alongside for the last time. During the first decades of the 20th century, the . They may have arrived as a fare-paying passenger, as an 'assisted' migrant, a member of a ship's crew, in military or naval service, or as a convict. There is a header, providing details about the ship and its voyage. My mom put her engagement ring in the place where the pick was kept, a man came visiting next door to us, borrowed the mandolin when we got it back the ring was gone, she sent me over to ask him about it but he denied seeing it. If you are unsure how a name was spelt, or cannot find it with the usual spelling, try using the wildcard facility. 406. He was selected as part of the September Automatic Replacement Draft, Company No. Most of them are small farmers, who intend settling upon the lands of tthe South Australian Company. Captain Ernest W. Davidson true to the ancient traditions of the sea, stayed with his ship and went down with her in the terrible sea as he saluted his men for one last time. Private Pearl B. Horn, was one of the American soldiers who was on the Otranto when she sank off the coast of Scotland and Ireland on October 6, 1918. However, copies of the records (1820-1874 with gaps) survived. J. C. Geiger, 3372653, 6 October, 1918", Victor Don Perrin shared his fathers story of the account of the HMS Otranto collision in WW I. Victor Don Perrin writes about his father, My father, a 22 year old doughboy, survived that collision. He said that he had to spend a couple days in the hospital (did not say where, but from articles, it may have been Belfast) and then on to England for final training before being sent over to France. Paul Horn continues, What I recall from my conversation with my dad, was the story of having to go to the "front" area and with many others from those units in the rear, having to pickup the dead soldiers left on the field. GGA Image ID # 12e0a9f329. He was selected as part of the September Automatic Replacement Draft, from Fort Screven Georgia. Wayne remembers that when he was a young boy his grandfather told him how he lost friends who got cut in half by jumping to the decks of the HMS Mounsey as the sea was rolling, washing back seaman that had just jumped off the deck of the Otranto. Passenger Lists leaving UK 1890-1960 - Genes Reunited Passenger Lists leaving UK 1890-1960 All Categories Armed Forces & Conflict Births, Marriages & Deaths Census, Land & Surveys Newspapers, Directories & Social History Travel & Migration Collections in this Category Colonial Service Passenger Lists Travel Records in this Collection The passenger lists in BT27 include long-haul voyages to destinations outside Britain and Europe. In 1919 P&O Line acquired a controlling interest in Orient Line. He enlisted into the Regular Army at Fort Thomas, Kentucky on 17 July 1918 at the age of 20 years 3 months old. Hirt was born in Strongsville, Ohio about 1898 and at the time of enlistment he lived in Strongsville, Ohio. It will be quite well in a few days and I will be able to leave here. Rhein 1868, 2901 tons, 332ft x 40ft. These are contained within The National Archives' BT26 record series. Kashmir off the coast of Scotland. The records are arranged by port or airport of arrival. 1, from Ft. Screvens, Georgia. The first was a 1909 passenger liner that in 1914 became the armed merchant cruiser HMSOtranto and in 1918 was lost as a result of a collision. Discover your ancestors who left Ireland and Great Britain between 1890 and 1960. We did not suffer any damages, but the schooner was sent to the bottom. Discover more about Washington, Seattle Passenger Lists, 1890-1957. If you wish to search by country, simply select the country but leave the destination port dropdown at its default 'all ports within destination country' setting. RMS Otranto was an ocean liner that was built for the Orient Steam Navigation Company in 1925. Clifford Ardell Carpenter - Born 21 October 1876 in Oconomowoc, WI, died 6 October 1918 off the Coast of Scotland during the sinking of the Otranto. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, MA; 1820 to July 29, 1891 (NARA & FHL Microfilm Numbers) (National Archives Publication M277, 115 rolls) The original customs passenger lists for Boston prior to 1883 were destroyed in a fire. Mounsey managed to take off several hundred soldiers and crewman 431 died. Although the destroyer H.M.S. He worked hard at home to regain strength and range of motion and was far more successful that had been predicted by his surgeon. Victor Morris Perrin passed away in 1967 in Naples, Florida. Passenger lists on ships continued until 1965, when cards completely replaced lists for both air and sea travel. Some are typed, others are handwritten; some record only a minimum of detail about the passengers, others include a wealth of information down to exact address and ultimate destination overseas. He sailed aboard the, Among the names of 200 American soldiers who lost their lives in the sinking of the transport. Find a ship: In this database you will be able to find ships, not only those which departed directly from Norway, but also other transatlantic ships which carried emigrants. Also capacity for 1,200 Mecca pilgrims on deck Launched Jan.1903 by D & W. Henderson, Glasgow for the China Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Liverpool, an Alfred Holt ( Blue Funnel Line) subsidiary. Analysis. Horn would have joined the 57th Artillery as a replacement late in the war. In the early decades covered by BT27, you are likely to see these places written on the actual lists as Natal (sometimes abbreviated simply to N) and Algoa Bay (often shown as A Bay). (note: Jennings is shown as age 1 in this census, again a good indication that 1898 is correct) A family history article by Peggy Haywood Gregory is found on page 225 of The Heritage of Union County, North Carolina, 1842-1992, Vol. This photo is previous to his service on the Otranto and is of a group of sailors from the HMS Pembroke. - In Lists B & C, the marks of the individuals are indicated within the parenthesis.. Contributor Richard C. Gethmann Source: Pennsylvania German Pioneers, A Publication of the Original Lists of Arrivals In the Port of Philadelphia From 1727 to . He enlisted into the Regular Army at Columbus Barracks, Ohio on 24 July 1918 at the age of 20 1/2 years old. Firstly, the simple calculation ignores the date of voyage within the year: for instance, a passenger who was aged 21 and who travelled on 1st January 1911 is more likely to have been born in 1889, while a passenger of the same age who travelled on 31st December 1911 is much more likely to have been born in 1890, yet both will displayed in your results with the calculated year of birth of 1890. Sea departure cards are marked on the search results as 'card'. 1949: Resumed Australian service. Replacement Unit #1, was being transported aboard the Otranto. 1903-06-30 SS Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse Passenger List. Orient Steam Navigation Co./Pacific Steam Navigation Co. Outward sailings January-April 1882 (issued January 18, 1882) Vessel (s) Ports of call. Able Seaman Fuller, J.69782 was a member of the crew of the HMS Otranto and was killed during the sinking on October 6, 1918. The waves were so high and the destroyer so heavily loaded until she turned almost over. Pvt. Pvt. He is buried in Brookwood Cemetery in England. Cuzco. The lifeboats were useless, as they had been crushed to pieces. However, in other instances, the port in question can be small and obscure, or now known by a different name, or not have a unique name. If your search returns a large number of results you may wish to sort them by clicking on the column heading, to help you scan the list of records. The Titanic is an exception, with the ill- fated 1912 vessel and its 1894-1900 namesake listed separately. He is buried in the Kilchoman Cemetery, Islay, West Coast of Scotland, Grave site 7.131. Port of arrival. Orient Steam Navigation Co.Ltd., Orient Line, reg. Other services may also be available. The ship Champion of the Seas has again made a highly successful voyage to this port [of Melbourne] bringing about 400 passengers - 277 of whom are passage-warrant holders. Several ship-owners saw the opportunity to earn good money by transporting emigrants to America. For Dutch ships, for example Damsterdijk, also spelt Damsterdyk, only one version of the name has been selected, allowing you to view passenger lists for both spellings with one search. HMS Otranto was an Orient Steam Navigation Company liner and was built by Workman Clark, Belfast in 1909 for the London to Australia route but also did cruses to Norway and the Mediterranean on occasion. Atlantic Flight 702 has disappeared mid-flight between London and New York with 256 passengers on board. This information will help us make improvements to the website. His father, Frank Kish of 2885 E. 82nd St., Cleveland, Ohio, was notified as next of kin of his death. He enlisted into the Regular Army at Fort Thomas, Kentucky on 23 July 1918 at the age of 18 years old. Victor D. continues about his father in later life, He was a successful businessman in Atlanta, Georgia, his hometown. Charles was serving during WWI and his unit, C.A.C. It is not necessary to select a destination country before searching. Dr. Bowden, surgeon-superintendent, reports them to be in a highly healthy state, no diseases but measles having exhibited itself. Please note that not all ports are sea ports. The National Archives holds detailed passenger records for arrivals and departures at all Australian ports from 1924. New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973. Find out where they were going and where they were coming from, where they called home as well as their age, occupation and whether they were married or single. Radabaugh was born in Connersville, West Virginia about 1899 and at the time of enlistment he lived at R. F. D. 4, Marietta, Ohio. Passengers For New England, 1638, pg 108. Similarly "Under 16" was indicative of minor children not traveling to reunite with a parent. This means that you are likely to find what initially appear to be discrepancies when you click through to the image of the passenger list. She was subsequently reconverted back into a troop transport and served as such until released from government service in 1948. She was sold for scrap in June. Researchers should note that there is no strict geographical relation between, for example, a passenger's last address within the British Isles and the port from which they embarked overseas. Debbie Baker tells of Clifford Ardell Carpenter her 2nd great-grand-uncle sailing aboard the HMS Otranto. His body was recovered and later returned to Farmington, Illinois for burial. Born in Union County, North Carolina he was the son of Reese & Tabitha/Tobitha (Helms) Haywood. His father, John Lauch, 248 West Forrer St., Lockland, Ohio, was notified as next of kin of his death. She spent the last months of 1914 in the South Atlantic off the West Coast of South America looking for the German Cruiser Squadron commanded by Admiral von Spee. On 6 Oct. 1918, during a heavy storm while carrying troops from America to Glasgow and Liverpool, HMS Otranto collided with the P&O liner H.M.S. 1888-1940 are the official passenger lists for people arriving in Port Adelaide from overseas. William Patrick Battle, Jr. was from Augusta, Georgia. OTRANTO December 6th 1947 PASSENGER LIST EMPIRE DEBEN July 30th 1947 PASSENGER LIST MV DORSETSHIRE September 4th 1951 PASSENGER LIST EMPRESS OF SCOTLAND February 14 1948 PASSENGER LIST SS ORBITA February 3rd 1948 PASSENGER LIST RMS SAMARIA August 10th 1947 PASSENGER LIST SS MATAROLA August 5th 1947 PASSENGER LIST SS EMPRESS OF AUSTRALIA The wave seemed like huge mountains. He enlisted into the Regular Army at Columbus Barracks, Ohio on 17 October 1918 at the age of 18 years 6 months old. The men on the Otranto were instructed to remain calm and 15-20 minutes later were again instructed to get on deck as quickly as possible. After being in the water for about 2 hours he finally made it to shore looking like a giant grease ball. "Tel" or "Tel $" meaning Telegram, meaning they didn't have sufficient funds to travel to their intended destination, and they sent a telegram requesting money from a relative or someone else. About the Collection. Register of Immigrants: Otranto, 1911-1912 Access status Open Previous System Identifier DID39118 Description Register of passengers on immigrant ships arriving in Queensland Format PDF . He was selected as part of the September Automatic Replacement Draft, Company 2, from Fort Screven Georgia. He was selected as part of the September Automatic Replacement Draft from Fort Screven Georgia. Below is an article written in the Monroe Journal October 29, 1918: [1] The 1900 Union County, NC census (Vance Township, stamped page 278) indicates the month and year of his birth as November 1898 whereas the death notice puts his birth year as about 1894. Roy C. Dilts was most likely in the same unit from Ft. Screven, Georgia as Cpl. A typical passenger list can be divided into three parts. We didnt know how we could get from our ship to the destroyer, but with a most daring captain, or else he could not have done such a wonderful thing, the destroyer came alongside our ship, so near that our boys, and the crew, jumped for their lives. Old Calabar and New Calabar are different places within Nigeria but have been merged within the dropdown list of Nigerian ports, as many entries in the passenger lists simply state Calabar. She took part in the invasions of French North Africa (Operation Torch), Sicily (Operation Husky) and Italy (Operation Avalanche). Hirt was shared with me by Roy Pfundstein ( who was a friend of the family. Pvt. If you want to search all ports within a destination country, do not select a destination port. That is, passengers may go to sleep Wednesday night and find that it is still Wednesday when they arise the next morning. Your account confirms what he told me. This is an incomplete list of American and British men who were killed during the sinking: Pvt. Edward's body was later washed ashore in Scotland. Partner websites are free to search but there may be a charge to view full transcriptions and download documents. She was 632.0 feet (192.6m) long between perpendiculars, had a beam of 75.2 feet (22.9m) and a draught of 37feet 6inches (11.43m). 1954 Nov 12. His shoulder always caused him great pain and finally, he retired from his business in 1946, turning it over to my older brother Robert Morris Perrin, when he returned from WW II. William Brumit was killed on 6 October, 1918 during the sinking of the Otranto. He was selected as part of the September Automatic Replacement Draft from Fort Screven Georgia. The SS Rhein is listed among the following 14 sister-ships: Hermann 1865, 2873 tons, 318ft x 40ft. The destroyer Mounsey pulled alongside to rescue the men and Cpl. He sailed on the Otranto with Casual Company No. I remember my Grandmother complaining there was no white flour only brown, I remember seeing maple syrup in cans shaped like a log cabin with the chimney a pouring spout, that was used in place of sugar. Such duplicates were written out again by hand (not produced using carbon paper). We have been treated well since we landed here. Just then a great wave rushed over the top and I was completely under water that was icy cold. One of them was brother Clydes top sergeant Sergt. 56 corrugated furnaces with a combined grate surface area of 2,688 square feet (250m2) heated her boilers. I was in bed and heard gunshots, I ran downstairs and sat on the piano bench scared and I thought the Germans had invaded us. Just after breakfast on Sunday morning 6 October 1918 there was a great jarring and the ship trembled severley. The names of wives and children were often not included. The passenger lists are arranged in chronological order of arrival of ships 1898-1963 and aircraft 1952-1963 interfiled (note: during 1945 a number of military flights ferried passengers and military personnel into Perth - these were usually Catalinas or Liberators which are denoted by a 5 letter call sign, e.g., G.AGUK, G.AGFM). General MB Stewart arrived at the port of New York from Bremenhaven on 22 Feb 1952 - two manifest pages have been transcribed partial passenger list. For these two reasons, we use a default +/- 2 years when you search by year of birth. River ports on such navigable rivers as the Amazon and the Yukon mean that, for example, inland locations such as Manaus (Brazil) and Dawson City (Canada) are included. According to Private Pearl B. Horns discharge paper, he was in Battery D of the 57th Artillery Regiment, Coast Artillery Corps. List of passengers disembarking at Southampton and London. This list is only for people who came to Tasmania and Norfolk Island on convict transport ships, and were not convicts, e.g. Date. listen to the trailer where to start 01. Westfal Larsen. However, often you will need to view both card and list, as sea departure cards usually do not contain details of destination, although they do have the date and departure port, meaning that you should be able to tell if a card relates to the same voyage as a passenger list found in your search. Lauch was born in Cleveland, Ohio about 1899 and at the time of enlistment he lived at 249 W. Forrer St., Cincinnati, Ohio. Herbert A. Dodd listed above. Enter the tag you would like to associate with this record and click 'Add tag'. Let us know. Researchers should note that this means that occasionally you may see two entries for the same individual which correspond to two different original copies of the same list. 61541: Wayne. If you provide contact details, we will be in touch about your request within 10 working days. If you do open up a destination port drop-down list, you will see an A-Z alphabetical list of available ports. [5] On 4 August 1932 she collided with the Thames barge Why Not in the Thames Estuary at Thameshaven, Essex, England; Why Not sank.[6]. Likewise German ships which would naturally include an umlaut in their name may be spelt with a 'u' or with a 'ue'. It is considered the first Gothic novel in the English language, and it is often said to have founded the horror story as a legitimate literary form. Pearl Horn told his son that they had to re-train on the Big French guns (his description) before going to the front. On 7 September 1918, he registered for WWI draft and was serving as the YMCA Ocean Transport Secretary en route to Paris when he sailed on the HMS Otranto. I cannot write any more. Presumably Pvt. Was assigned to the Spetember Automatic Replacement Draft and was drowned on the Otranto when she was sunk on October 6. 1965 P&O acquired the whole of the Orient Line shareholding and the company became a P&O subsidiary. Early passenger lists typically include the name of the ship, the names of passengers, ages, ports of arrival and departure, date, country of origin, and occupation. Redirecting to https://www.shf.org.au/archives-research/ephemera/ephemera-otranto. In the stories that Pearl Horn told to his son Paul, he told about the adventure of, Having to jump on to the deck of the British destroyer, and that many refused to do so and according to the various accounts that are now available on the web, over 400 died. He did say that it was a needed but terrible job to have to perform over a two-week period.. He was selected as part of the September Automatic Replacement Draft, Company 1, from Fort Screven Georgia. Generally, in our experience, cards give more biographical information than their matching lists. His initial role in the novel is to illustrate the relationship between the fallen helmet and the prophecy of the true heir being revealed. The Azores, the Canaries and Madeira are given their own identities within the destination country list. Baltimore 1868, 2321 tons, 285ft x 39ft. OTRANTO | Passengers in History OTRANTO OTRANTO - 1909 OTRANTO Modify Page Content Ship Details Rig Steel Twin Screw Steamer, 2000 nhp Built 1909 Built In Belfast Tonnage 12,124g 7,433n Built By Workman Clark & Co Dimensions 535'4 x 64' x 38'7" Demise "MED" or medical reasons. At this time the mortally wounded Otranto was grounded on some rocks and was tearing herself apart and soon tore into two parts. The life boats were lowered to act as fenders between the two ships but boat after boat was smashed into matchwood. However, given the size of the database, unless you are dealing with a rare or distinctive name, you may find that you need to select a country (or to work through a selection of counties one at a time) for your results to be manageable. Swadner was assigned to the Coast Artillery Corps at Fort Screven, Georgia. OANFA 1903 7,902 gross tons. He was a member of the Elks F.O.E, and the Travelerers Protective Association. Fremantle. A man from my hometown saw me when I was eleven while I was unveiling the monument to the service men and he told me that he was on the same ship and saw my dad try to jump from the Otranto to the Mounsey which had pulled alongside and he fell in between. I was the only War Orphan in my town and that is why I was selected to unveil the monument.
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